Male-female concordance in reported involvement of women in contraceptive decision-making and its association with modern contraceptive use among couples in rural Maharashtra, India.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Women's involvement in contraceptive decision-making increases contraceptive use and reduces unmet need, but study of this has been limited to women's self-reports. Less research is available examining couple concordance and women's involvement in contraceptive decision-making as reported by both men and women.

Study design

We carried out a cross-sectional study using data from rural India (N = 961 young married couples). Using multivariable regression we examined the association between concordance or discordance in spousal reports of wife's involvement in contraceptive decision-making and modern contraceptive use, adjusting for demographics, intimate partner violence, and contraceptive use discussion.

Results

More than one third (38.3%) of women reported c

SUBMITTER: Dixit A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8244175 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature